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Article #165Re: Copy Protection
From: Charles Shefflette
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 1990 22:24
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 1990 22:24
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CMH117@psuvm.psu.edu (Charles Hannum) writes:
>In article <2796@dlvax2.datlog.co.uk>, dartus@datlog.co.uk ( David Artus) says:
>>
>>We wish to evaluate possible copy protection methods that could
>>be used for PC software. One option we have examined is the use of
>>a "dongle", could anybody suggest alternative methods (or references to
>>articles which discuss them) which might not need the use of specific
>>hardware.
>I only have one piece of advice: No copy protection scheme is safe.
Here, here!! Make sure you post what software you decide to copy protect
so that we DON'T ACCIDENTLY PURCHASE IT! I make it a FIRM POLICY for
my private software and the software we purchase at work NOT to purchase
a package that is copy protected if we can find ANYTHING ELSE which will
serve even a similar purpose!
The bottom line: copy protection is something we can all live without,
***** JUST SAY NO!! *****
Charles Shefflette
System Engineer
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!usc!snorkelwacker!ira.uka.de!smurf!gopnbg!tmpmbx!netmbx!cosheff From: cosheff@netmbx.UUCP (Charles Shefflette) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: Re: Copy Protection Message-ID: <395@netmbx.UUCP> Date: 23 Mar 90 22:24:58 GMT References: <2796@dlvax2.datlog.co.uk> <90080.140503CMH117@psuvm.psu.edu> Organization: netmbx, Berlin, West Germany Lines: 24